Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 648)

[F1 ANNEX VIa U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents (Text with EEA relevance).

LIMITATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF PHOSPHATES AND OF OTHER PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS

Detergent	Limitations	Date as of which the limitation applies
1. Consumer laundry detergents	Shall not be placed on the market if the total content of phosphorus is equal to or greater than 0,5 grams in the recommended quantity of the detergent to be used in the main cycle of the washing process for a standard washing machine load as defined in section B of Annex VII for water of hard water hardness for ‘ normally soiled ’ fabrics in the case of heavy-duty detergents, for ‘ lightly soiled ’ fabrics in the case of detergents for delicate fabrics,	30 June 2013
2. Consumer automatic dishwasher detergents	Shall not be placed on the market if the total content of phosphorus is equal to or greater than 0,3 grams in the standard dosage as defined in section B of Annex VII	1 January 2017]